The Dexter payment card skimming malware discovered last year has resurfaced in South Africa, resulting in millions of pounds lost to fraud.

A variant of the malware – named after US television show Dexter – has infected thousands of point of sales (POS) systems in some of the country’s biggest fast food chains and restaurants, including KFC.

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The malware is designed to skim and transmit data from the magnetic strips on payment cards, to enable cyber criminals to clone the cards and commit fraud. The criminals are believed to be based in Europe.

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